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Science Revision For Year 8
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11/26/2007

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Q. Is copper oxide a compound or element?
Definition
A. Compound
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Q. What is the chemical symbol for Iron?

Definition
A. Fe
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Q. What is protein used for?

 

Definition
A. For growth and repair
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Q. What happens in the small intestine?

Definition
A. It is where the nutrients get absorbed into the blood
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Q. What do Lipases do?

 

Definition
A. The break down Lipids (fats).
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Q. What is the solar system?
Definition
A. The sun and all those things orbiting the sun.
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Q. Which planet has the largest volcano in the Solar System?

Definition
A. Mars
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Q. Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

Definition
A. Mercury
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Q. Which planet has the most number of moons?
Definition
A. Saturn (It has 24)
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Q. What is mass?
Definition
A. Mass is a measure of the amount of particles in an object.
Term
Q. How do you calculate the mass of an object?
Definition
A. Weight= mass x force of gravity
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Q. Which rock type is created by a change in heat & pressure?
Definition
A. Metamorphic rocks
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Q. What happens in heat conduction?
Definition
A. The particles get the heat and pass it on
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Q. What is respiration?
Definition
A. A chemical reaction that happens in body cells to release energy from food.
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Q. Which take blood away from the heart, veins or arteries?
Definition
A. Arteries
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Q. What is a electromagnet?

Definition
A. A magnet that can be turned on & off
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Q. What do tendons do?
Definition
A. The connect muscle to bone
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Q. What is the name given to the lowest point of a sound wave?
Definition
A. The trough
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Q. The larger the wavelength of a sound wave, the higher the frequency. True or false?

Definition
A. False, the smaller the wavelength the higher the frequency
Term
Q. What is the name of the hole that lets light into the eye?
Definition
A.The Pupil
Term

Q. What is missing in this food chain?

 

Grass        Caterpillar      Sparrow

Definition
A. The arrows
Term
Q. Is onion-skin a type of physical, chemical or biological weathering?
Definition
A. Physical
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Q. The slower the the magma cools the (bigger/smaller) the crystals?
Definition
A. Bigger
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Q. What elements is calcium carbonate made up of?
Definition
A. Calcium, Carbon & Oxygen
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Q. Is air an element, mixture or compound?
Definition
A. Air is a mixture
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Q. What does the Oesophagus do?
Definition
A. It connects the mouth to the stomach
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Q. Magnets have positive & negative sides. True or false?
Definition
A. False
Term
Q. What order does the solar system go in?
Definition
A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto
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Q. "In space no one can hear you scream" True or false?
Definition
A. True, as there are no particles for the vibration to pass through to get to another persons ear.
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Q. What is refraction?
Definition
A. When the light moves from one substance to another of a different density, it changes direction.
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